I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but sport doesn't always follow the form guide.

Crazy huh?

Enlighten me as well, to our results against wigan before the 07 eliminator?

By my reckoning we were 0/3 against them that season, including 2 at home. Then we trashed them.

By your logic, we'd have lost, because we lost the previous 3 times.

Leeds will need to defend the best yet this season....for EIGHTY minutes.....(with some inspired coaching ideas on attack).

Warrington will have to play their worst yet this season on attack.

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I fail to see yor point Mr Swiftcorn sir. In that post I said an honourable exit against warrington is where the money should be.

Now how does it go again?

Kapow!

If you're going to provide an exercise in comparative logic worth dealing with, at the very least ensure it's comparing an almost like-for-like situation. You're nowhere near.

At least we know its going to be a good contest

As for the form I'm alluding to, prior to the wk 27 game at Huddersfield we hadnt won against any of the top four sides. Two weeks later we have beaten them twice in a run which has seen us lose just two out of the last 11 games, (although I stand to be corrected on that), so we couldnt be taking any better form into the game. If Salford can catch Wire on a bad day and win at the HJ stadium, then Leeds are more than capable of doing the same on Friday night.

Let's hope so, eh?

I've had a gutful of tedious 47-0, 56-6, 42-10 and 44-0 play-off scorelines thus far.

The system is not working.

Huddersfield haven't performed like a Top 4 side for a very long time. They were gone ages ago and hung on to 4th place by default and the rubbishness of the rest of SL rather than anything positive.

I wouldn't read too much into a couple of scratchy wins against them recently either.

It's a similiar principle. Team does something in playoffs they haven't previously managed that season.

Strangely enough, I'm still a pessimistic fan from years of following Leeds since the 80's.

Heres hoping its a great game and the winner goes on to win the Grand Final!

Do you think Huddersfield played like a top 4 team last Friday ?

The only team Leeds have performed [ugenuinely[/u well against this season is Wigan. Beat Warrington and meet Wigan in the final and there's every chance of success....the only problem is....errmmm....Warrington and their ahem, superior brand of rugby.

Lets put it this way IF we do win on Friday night then Brian McDermott will be hailed as the new messiah,






If not...........................................

I reckon, like Jeff, our season will end on Friday night. Yes, we are playing our best rugby of the season, and it is a joy to see it after the Harley Globetrotter nonsense of earlier in the season, but it will not be enough this year to get past Warrington.

I hope we turn up and give it 100%, and that's all you can ask from a team who have struggled to adapt to the new coaching set up. Only time will tell how much of the transformation is down to BMD, but all deserve praise for their efforts to get us to this point in the season.

Would we have been happy back in Feb with a Wembley Cup Final appearance and contesting a play off semi?

I would certainly have taken that!

Be nervous as feck starting tomorrow.

Hope you bring loads over deserves a sellout this game.

It'll be another whitewash. Leeds are a poor side this season and have had the luck of the draw in the first 2 qualifiers. Hull, with no halfbacks and a ref that made key mistakes at crucial times and hudds who have just hit a wall. Hope for the sake of the playoffs and the reputation of RL i'm wrong.

No it isn't.

Team finishing 2nd (Leeds) beats team finishing 6th (Wigan) at home in play-offs in 2007. Quelle surprise, eh?

There's no logical similarity between that event above and the possibility of team finishing 4th (Leeds) beating a team finishing 1st (Warrington) in 2011, having not beaten any of the remaining contenders all season long.

Your latest moniker is apt.

Whatever trevor



Leeds did something in 2007 they hadn't managed before that season. just because they haven't beaten a 'top 4 team' yet this season doesn't mean they can't yet do it.

Dont get me wrong, I accept that if Warrington play to their form as they can do, then Leeds will have to come up with the performance of the season to win it. But I'm an eternal optimist I'm afraid!!!!!
However, saying that if Wire do get to Old Trafford at our expense, I would love to see them win it because they have raised the bar big time, and have been the best side in the comp clearly this season. Their points for and against in the League Table is clear example of their superiority, and they would be deserving Champions.
(Still hope we do em next week though!!!!!

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Had a quick go at it but got bored - care to enlighten us?

IF Leeds play their best yet this season from 1 to 17 (and Kirke is dropped).....AND the Warrington team all goes down with a debilitating illness....then I share your optimism.

Few ifs and buts in there but if thats what it takes to win, I'll take that!

Looks like the weather will be good for Friday. news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/ ... &region=uk

Looks like the weather will be good for Friday. news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/ ... &region=uk